1. Scientists move the doomsday clock closer to midnight.
"Ms. Bronson, in a post-announcement interview, explained why the board had included the 30-second mark in the measurement. She said that it was an attention-catching signal that was meant to acknowledge “what a dangerous moment we’re in, and how important it is for people to take note.”
“We’re so concerned about the rhetoric, and the lack of respect for expertise, that we moved it 30 seconds,” she said. “Rather than create panic, we’re hoping that this drives action.”
In an op-ed for The New York Times, Dr. Titley and Dr. Krauss elaborated on their concerns, citing the increasing threats of nuclear weapons and climate change, as well as President Trump’s pledges to impede what they see as progress on both fronts, as reasons for moving the clock closer to midnight."
2. Dan Carlin just put out a 6 hour long episode of his Hardcore History podcast on the history of nuclear weapons, called The Destroyer of Worlds. Ignore the dramatic graphics. Or don't.I'm only about 3 hours in but it's been striking and informative so far. He gets into the different philosophical orientations of politicians vs. scientists and overall provides a bit of larger lens to the piece we read this week. Just in case you've got 6 hours of free time.
--Jake
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